January 24, 2022 Stuck. Are you Noticing a Theme?

 

Maybe you've noticed a trend in our Instagram posts of late?  We thought a trip to Cappadocia would help break up the monotony and maybe cure some of the post-Christmas, cabin fever that seemed to have crept into our day-to-day.  It's hard to say no to $23 a night hotel rooms or $45 roundtrip tickets (grateful for the current strength of the USD).  So, like the Professor, Mary Ann, Ginger and the Howells, we set out on what we thought would be a three-hour...errrrr....day trip. As you can see above, it didnt quite happen like that and we are stuck, at least a couple more days here in the mountains.  What should you learn from our last few months  Never travel with us.  You might see some really beautiful places but something funky is likely to happen.  We've learned to embrace it.  At least you can see the pics.

January 3, 2022 Why didnt we think of this before?

#D had a recently had a stroke of genius, a parental epiphany if you will, that we thought we'd share with all our friends with kids.  If you dont have children, it's a great activity for nieces and nephews, neighbors or just grab some kids off the street and bribe them with Sour Patch Kids.  Okay, maybe don't do that but anyway.  Why not turn the kids preparing supper into a cooking competition?  There are multiple purposes for such an activity.  It help gives some positive time away from electronic screens, it helps develop life skills, it allows for together time and fosters relationships but most importantly, and this is where the rubber meets the road moms, it means we don't have to cook!  Can we get an Amen?  Everyone had a great time, the food was good, and they even washed the dishes.  Now that's a family-culinary win!